Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School, Lee-on-the-Solent
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school excels at creating a warm, inclusive environment where all children feel safe and happy from nursery through Year 2. Staff are highly skilled at identifying and supporting children who need extra help, with swift intervention and well-chosen strategies ensuring no child falls behind. The school prioritizes language development and early reading skills while maintaining a broad curriculum that ignites children's curiosity and builds their confidence as learners.
Key Strengths
- Early years is a purposeful and happy environment with skilled staff who develop secure skills in reading, writing and mathematics
- Highly effective inclusion provision with swift identification of barriers to learning and well-matched support
- Positive relationships and behavior across the school with calm classrooms and high expectations consistently applied
- Strong focus on language and vocabulary development through rich discussion, stories and rhymes
- Broad curriculum offer with leadership roles and enrichment activities available to all pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils need to write more independently across the curriculum - while guided group work is impressive, independent writing is not always of the same high quality
- Attendance rates for some pupils, particularly disadvantaged groups, remain below expected levels and need sustained improvement
- Some aspects of the new personal, social and health education curriculum knowledge are not yet as secure as they could be
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with an open and positive culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Singing, steel drums, running, mindfulness, music, drama, sports, lunchtime monitor roles, play leader roles, outdoor learning activities
Lee-On-the-Solent Infant and Nursery School is an inclusive and friendly school where pupils arrive happily each morning and are greeted warmly by staff. The school provides a broad and ambitious curriculum with strong early years provision and effective support for all learners.
At a Glance
12.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.0
Avg class size
26.9
Infant (KS1)
11
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
112%
Over capacity
303 pupils
270 capacity
33 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Lee-on-the-Solent
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Lee-on-the-Solent
Admissions Demand - Hampshire
Places available
15,583
Applications
13,385
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across Hampshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(108)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.02702%
Overall absence
12.6506%
Persistent absence
166
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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